Fed Courts & the Fed Sys

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American federalism looked at through the prism of the distribution of jurisdiction between Federal and State Courts; examination is also made of advantages and disadvantages of the choice of a federal forum over a state forum and vice-versa. The course examines the recent phenomenon of large scale litigation-the mass tort-such as asbestos and cigarette liability cases. What are the techniques and procedures that either foster or frustrate such litigation?